Attracted Attract əˈtrækt I Verb Idea Working Abroad

• i had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.
• what first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.
• she finds herself increasingly attracted to them and their lifestyle.
• i am not attracted to him at all.

attract

Verb Forms

1. if you are attracted by something, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attracted by somebody, you like or admire them
• I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.
• What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.
• She finds herself increasingly attracted to them and their lifestyle.
2. to have a sexual or romantic interest in somebody
• I am not attracted to him at all.
3. to make somebody/something come somewhere or take part in something
• Officials hope to attract more tourists to the area.
• The new city is expected to attract investment worth £45 billion.
• The exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors.
• to attract a crowd/audience/customers
• The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.
• Figure out how to continue to attract and retain businesses.
4. to make people have a particular reaction
• This proposal has attracted a lot of interest.
• His comments were bound to attract criticism.
• She tried to attract the attention of the waiter.
5. if a magnet or gravity attracts something, it makes it move towards it
• OPPOSITE repel
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/repel
6. used to say that people who are very different are often attracted to each other

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Latin attract- ‘drawn near’, from the verb attrahere, from ad- ‘to’ + trahere ‘draw’.